Soft Masculinity And Gender Bending In Kpop Idol Boy Bands. In the past Kpop idol groups largely focused on the pretty-boy soft-masculine image. Their growing popularity means that they are creating new standards of how to be a man write SHAAZIA EBRAHIM and FATIMA MOOSA.
In the concluding chapter the author also discusses recently emerging versatile masculinity within the transcultural pop production paradigm represented by K-pop idol boy bands. It argues that in addition to mugukjeok or the effort to make South Korean stars Asianized andor globalized and to play down their Korean specificity another characteristic is increasingly demanding of attention. Before the sixth sold out concert on the American leg of a world tour V of K-pop boy band BTS is being prepped for his appearance onstage.
It argues that the model of Soft Masculinity represented in these texts allows men who are marginalised by restrictive and inclusive models of.
This chapter examines some of the most recent developments in South Korean popular culture using the example of idol boy bands and their manufactured versatile masculinity. Pop music South Korean boy bands carved out their own niche creating millions of followers. In the past Kpop idol groups largely focused on the pretty-boy soft-masculine image. According to Jungs analysis each of the members in these idol groups is.